Wire-fence machine



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WIRE FENCE MACHINE.

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ABEL LAND, OFTIUDSON, MICHIGAN.

WIRE-FENCE MACHINE.

- SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 485,042, dated August26, 1890.

Application filed May31, 189d. SerialNm 353,713. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ABEL LAND, a citizen of the United States, residingat Hudson, in the county of Lenawee and State of Michigan, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in a WVire-Fence Machine; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to a machine or loom for manufacturing wire fence;and the object of my invention is to provide a machine that can beoperated by hand or any suitable motive power, is simple, practical inconstruction, and effective in operation. I attain this object by acertain combination and arrangement of parts fully described in thisspecification and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in whichFigure 1 is a plan view of the machine complete, having the wire in sameand in the process of operation. Fig 2 is a partly-broken View in endelevation. Fig. 3 is a similar view in side elevation. Fig. at is adetailed view of the feeding-cylinder detached. Fig. 5 is asimilar Viewof the taking-u p cylinder. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the rockingframe upon which the spur-wheel and pinion are mounted. Fig. 7 is aperspective view of the pinion. Fig. 8 is a detailed view of thetension-bar. Fig. 9 is a similar View of the slidingplate. Fig. 10 is aperspective view of the bar upon which said sliding plate works.

The mechanism of myinvention is arranged and mounted in asuitably-constructed frame A. Upon the top and across the center of saidframe there is a bar B, which is constructed with the reduced portion 1)upon its under sides. This reduced portion is adapted to enter the slots0 inthe shoulder and upon the under side of the sliding plate 0. Uponthe under side of the bar B there are two rows of hooks I), throughwhich thewires F pass. Said hooks, in connection with the tensionbar D,serve to guide the wires in their proper places when being fed, and alsoto hold them securely when it is necessary to operate the tension-bar D,by means of which the wires may be crimped or tightened. hen it is bymeans of the lever m desired to crimp the wires, the lever E is operatedto and fro, and as it is connected with tion by the hooks b. andforcesthese wires forward against the sides of the hooks. This crimps andtightens the wires. The tensionbar D is located underneath the bar B,and. has bearings in the slots or vertical orifices a in the sides ofthe frame A, and upon the top of saidtension-bar D there are the teethd, which engage the wires and tighten the same and help to more fullyguide and hold in their places the wires when being fed. Saidtension-bar is operated by means of the cranklever E, which has pivotalbearings c in the end of the frame A, and is connected with the side barG by means of the rod H. p The side bar G has bearings 9 upon the sideof the frame and has its ends g bent at right angles.

To its lower end is attached the rod I, which is connected to the lowerend of the L-shaped lever J. This lever is pivoted in the end of theprojecting bracket K and has its upper end attached to the tension-barD. To the inner side of the frame A there is secured a spiral spring L,which also is attached to the tension-bar D. The purpose of said spiralspring is to pull back the tension-bar D to its normal position whenoperated by the mech-- anism described.

M represents the rocking frame, which is rigidly secured to the ends ofthe rod 0, that has hearings in the projecting ends a of the slidingplate 0, whereby said frame M can be rocked to and fro with a view ofpreventing the same from coming in contact with the wires F when thesliding plate G is being 10- cated at different points upon the bar B,with a view of tying the vertical wire f or woof of the fence. Upon theend of'the rocking frame there is a brake on, for the purpose ofchecking the spur-wheel P. Said brake is operated The spur-wheel P ismounted upon the projecting axle m of the frame M, and drives the pinion2, which is rigidly secured in the end of the rockingframe M.

The pinion 2 is constructed, as shown in Fig. 7, with the hollow shaftor journal 2, which has bearings in the end of the rocking frame M. Theperiphery of this pinion contains perforations adapted to receive thespurs of the wheel P. Said pinion is further constructed with thesegment 2", cut away, and is provided upon its side with asuitable guide2" for the woof-wire. It also contains near its center an eye 2",through which the woof wire is threaded. As the warp-wires F are fedthrough the machine the pinion 2 is threaded with the woof-wire, and bymeans of the sliding plate 0 is located over the warpwire'to be tied, sothat the warp-wire, owing to the slot 2, passes up to the center of saidpinion. The spur -wheel is then revolved, which imparts motion to thepinion, and as the pinion revolves it secures the woof-wire around thewarp-wire. The pinion is then elevated by means of the rocking frame M,and the sliding plate 0 pushed forward until the slot in the pinion 2 isagain directly over the.warp-wire,the rocking frame is again lowered andthe same operation repeated, and so on until the woof-wire is extendedacrossthe fence. The sliding plate 0, by means of the constructionheretofore described, slides upon the bar B. Upon one side of the plate0 there is a bar 12, which has the spiral springs n upon one end andworks in the boxes 01 n n.

This bar is operated by means of the lever a This bar adjusts its endsat any desired point in the angular teeth a" of the cross-bar R,andthereby securely prevents the sliding plate 0 from moving forwardwhile the machine is in' projections there are the staple-shaped ironsN.

Upon one end of the cylinder S there are the spiral springs T, whichserve to force and keep in their normal position the bars 8 while thewires F are passing around and over said cylinder. The bars 3, inconnection with the spiral springs T, the toothed projections s, and thestaple-shaped irons N, answer the purpose of guides and clutches for thewire, whereby the wire is rigidly clutched and held at any point wherethe machine is stopped. The spiral springs T are held in position bymeans of the curved iron U, which is secured to the side of the frame A.At one end of the cylinder S there is also a pawl or ratchet V, whichlikewise engages the notches. a upon the end of the cylinder andprevents the cylinder from rotating backward.

W indicates a cylinder which assists the wire from the spools X to thefeeding-cylinder. The revolving spools X revolve upon an ir'on rod Y,which likewise has bearings or jourrial-boxes in the frame A underneaththe cylinder W.

111 the front end of the frame A there is located a cylinder 1, whichassists the wire fence, when completed, to the taking-up cyl inder 10,which is located underneath the cylinder 1, and has bearings inremovable journal-boxes 4, secured to the bottom of the frame A. Thetaking-up cylinder 10 is operated by means of an L-shaped lever 3, whichis secured to the shaft of the cylinder 10, adjacent to the journal.There are two bands 5 5 around each end of the taking-up cylin der 10,having the notches 6, whereby the pawls or ratchets'7 (which areoperated by the springs) engage said cylinder at every point and preventthe same from running backward when taking up the completed article ofwire fence. A very important feature of this cylinder is theinwardly-beveled-edge staves 13 and the outwardlybeveled-edge stave 13.The stave 13 is held in position by a brace 12, which is hinged theretoand extends across the cylinder and rests upon the staves upon theopposite side. ItWill be observed, as all the staves composing saidcylinder (excepting the stave 13) have their side edges beveled inwardlyand fit closely'together, that when the stave 13' is forced into itsplace in said cylinder it will compress the staves 13 closely together,and that its outWardly-side-beveled edges serve as a restupon which thestaves 13 are supported and held in their normal positions. .As thestave 13 is supported by the brace 12, as aforedescribed, the cylinder10 is rigidly and securely held together. The brace 12 prevents thestaves that compose this cylinder from shrinkage or growing smaller inthe center and the bands 5 5 from shrinkage or growing smaller at theends, owing to the weight of the wire. This is a decided improvementover the ordinary taking-up wire cylinder, and obviates a diflicultythat has occasioned a considerable loss move the finished product fromthis-cylinder all that is necessary is to remove the bands 5 5 and forceupward the brace 12 by inserting an instrument into the cylinder fromthe end. When this is done, the staves fall in, and when removed thewire fence is rolled and ready for shipment. By removing thejournal-boxes 4 the cylinder 10 can be taken out and the completed wirefence taken therefrom. There is an outside iron rod 8 running throughthe staples 9 the entire length of the cylinder 10, to which the ends ofthe horizontal wire F are secured when beginning to manufacture thefence. Said rod holds the completed article upon the cylinder until itis thoroughly wound around the same.

It will be observed that by operating ver= tically the lever 3 thehorizontal wires F are pulled through the machine, and in being pulledthrough the tying mechanism heretofore described secures at intervalsthe ver tical wires or woof f. It will also be observed that the machinewill manufacture a fence of as many horizontal wires as desired.

The machine shown is calculated to make a fence with as many as tenhorizontal wires F, which would be of special value for chickenyards.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is

1. In a wire-fence machine, the combination, with any suitable frame, ofa bar B, located near the center and upon the top of said frame, havingupon its under side the hooks through which the warp-wires are guidedand by means of which said wires may be crimped or tightened, thesliding plate 0, located and operating horizontally upon said bar, therocking frame M, secured to the ends ofthe rod 0, which is pivoted insuitable bearings upon the top of the sliding plate 0, the longitudinalbar a, located upon the top of the plate U, the spur-wheel P, mountedupon the projecting axle of the rocking frame M, the slotted pinion 2,journaled in the end of the rocking frame M, the angular-toothedcrossbar R, located upon the top of the frame and in the rear of saidsliding plate, the angulartoothed tension-bar D, located under thesliding bar B and having bearings in the sides of said frame, and themechanism whereby said tension-bar D is horizontally operated,substantially, as described, and for the purpose set forth.

2. In a mechanism for manufacturing wire fence, comprising warp and woofwires and secured together where they cross, the combination, with anysuitable frame, of a bar B,

located near the center and upon the top of said frame, the slidingplate0, located and ,operating horizontally upon said bar, the

rocking frame M, secured to the rod 0, the rod 0, pivoted to the top ofsaid sliding plate, the longitudinal bar 71 upon the top of the plate 0,the spur-wheel P, mounted upon the projecting axle of said rockingframe, the slotted pinion 2, journaled in the end of the rocking frameM, the angular-toothed crossbar R, the tension-bar D, located under thesliding bar B and having bearings in the sides of the frame of themachine, the mechanism whereby the tension-bar D is horizontallyoperated, the feeding-cylinder S, having, bearing in the sides of theframe, the longitudinal bars 8, the staple-shaped irons N, and

the spiral springs T, the curved irons U, which hold in position thespiral springs T, the spools X, rotating upon the stationary rod Y, theassisting-cylinder WV, the pawl V, wh ch engages the cylinder S, thecylinder 1, havlng bearings in the upper front part of the frame of themachine, the taking-up cylinder 10, having bearings in the removableournalboxes 4, the pawls and springs at each end of the said cylinder10, whereby said cylinder is engaged, and the L-shaped lever 3 securedto the revolving shaft of the cylinder 10, whereby the mechanism isoperated, substantially as described.

3. In combination with the co-operating mechanism of a wire-fencemachine, the pin ion 2, having a hollow shaft or journal 2 upon whichthe same is 1nounted, the'segment 2", cut away, and an eye near itscenter through which the woof-wires are threaded, substantially asdescribed, and for the purpose set forth.

4. In combination with the co-operating mechanism of a wire-fencemachine, the feeding-cylinder S, having upon its outer surface grooves,the toothed bars sliding longrtudr nally in said grooves, thestaple-shaped irons that secure and hold said bars in position, and thespiral springs T, which operate the bars, substantially as described,and for the purpose set forth.

5. In combination with the cooperating mechanism of a wire-fencemachine, the taking-up cylinder 10, composed of inwardlybeveled stavesand the outwardly-beveled stave 13, the stave 13 having the brace 12hinged upon its inner side, the notched bands 5 upon each end of saidcylinder, and the rod 8 extending longitudinally the entire lengththereof, substantially as described, and for the purpose set forth.

6. In combination with the co -operating mechanism of a wire-fencemachine, the bar B, the sliding plate 0, located and operatinghorizontally upon said bar, the rocking frame M, pivoted upon the endsof the rod 0, the rod '0, having bearings upon the top of the slidingplate 0, the spur-wheel mounted upon a projecting axle of the rockingframe M, and the slotted pinion 2, mounted upon its axle in the end ofthe rocking frame M, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

IJAND. Witnesses:

BERT D. CHANDLER, FRANK FELLOWS.

